Renewable Energy grants — page 12
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Renewable energy is the largest sustainability sector by funding volume, most public-sector climate spend flows here, directly (CfD auctions, IRA tax credits, EU Innovation Fund) or indirectly (grid, storage, transmission). For founders, the non-dilutive opportunities cluster in earlier-stage tech (next-gen PV, floating offshore, enhanced geothermal, perovskites) and in deployment-support for harder-to-finance projects. Listed below are the open renewable energy grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Energy grants divide into two families that rarely share a form. Deployment pots such as the EU Innovation Fund, the US Department of Energy and the UK Net Zero Innovation Portfolio back kit that already works, usually at 30 to 50 per cent intervention rates against matched private capital. Earlier research calls, Horizon Europe and ARPA-E and Innovate UK among them, fund lower technology readiness at far smaller cheques. Applying to the wrong family is the most common reason a strong project scores badly.
This page lists open renewable energy grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 1,203 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is renewable energy work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing renewable energy grants here include Summa Equity, Tach2yone, Spark Accelerator Cohort 5, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans GLOBAL, AFRICA, MENA, SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA, GCC. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
Mid-Market Sustainability Buyout Fund
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The funder Fund III is a mid-market buyout fund investing in established companies across circularity, sustainable food, energy transition, and tech-enabled resilience themes. The fund targets mature, revenue-generating businesses ready for growth capital and operational scaling.
Growth Equity & Buyout
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Growth equity and buyout capital for mature energy transition companies with proven business models, strong revenues, and positive unit economics ready to scale. Targets low-carbon energy sector companies with unique technologies and exceptional management teams.
Advanced Energy Accelerator Cohort 5 (2026)
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A 12-week accelerator program providing $15,000 stipends, prototyping support, mentoring, and investor access to early-stage startups building advanced energy technologies. Participants graduate with a business plan, MVP or roadmap, financial strategy, and investor-ready pitch.
a US utility company's venture arm growth-driven investment strategy
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The funder provides equity capital and strategic support to early-stage companies developing cleaner energy solutions, renewable resources, utility cybersecurity, and energy management technologies. The fund targets startups and growth-stage companies operating within the energy ecosystem.
Speedstrapping: An early-stage investment approach described as an alternative to traditional Series A, focused on…
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Speedstrapping is an early-stage investment vehicle from the funder that functions as an alternative to traditional Series A funding for founders building climate, clean energy, sustainable cities, and infrastructure solutions. The programme targets founders at the pre-Series A stage with capital and support to accelerate their ventures in sustainability-focused sectors.
Project Finance Fund
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The funder provides equity and quasi-equity investment in infrastructure projects across African countries, with a focus on energy, ICT, and transport sectors. The fund targets strategic public and private sector partners seeking growth-stage capital for large-scale infrastructure deployment.
A multilateral water-energy-food innovation programme for the Middle East and North Africa
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WE4F 2.0 MENA Track 2 is a competitive call for scaling innovations that integrate water, energy, and food systems in the Middle East and North Africa region. The programme targets entrepreneurs and organizations with proven concepts ready to expand impact across the nexus of these three critical resources.
A multilateral nexus-challenge funding round for the Middle East and North Africa
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WE4F 2.0 MENA Track 1 funds innovations addressing the water-energy-food nexus in the Middle East and North Africa region. The call targets solutions that integrate sustainable management across these three critical resource domains.
Togo ProEnergie - Third Party Funded Project
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Third-party funded project promoting energy access and renewable energy solutions in Togo through the funder. Supports deployment and adoption of renewable energy technologies to expand electrification in West Africa.
Project Funding (Grants Programme)
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The funder provides grant funding to initiatives across five East and West African countries (Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda) that advocate for and implement renewable energy solutions. This is a callable funding programme for organizations working on renewable energy deployment and policy advocacy in these regions.
Solar Energy (Togo)
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This grant funds the installation of solar energy plants and provides training and internship programmes in renewable energy in Togo. It targets women and young people seeking to enter the renewable energy sector.
Catalysing Large-Scale Capital
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The funder is seeking capital partners and investees to shift investment toward low-carbon growth across energy, nature, and materials systems, with a focus on rapid industrial decarbonization and natural capital value creation. The grant supports long-term sustainability investments and is likely structured as a blended-finance or catalytic-capital programme rather than traditional grants.
Investing in Early-Stage Companies
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The funder invests in early-stage companies driving system-level change across energy transition, nature, food, materials, and urban systems, providing seed funding, strategic advising, and network access. The fund targets innovative entrepreneurs and teams with ideas that can scale solutions in climate, circular economy, and sustainability.
Advising Pioneers
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The funder offers strategic partnerships with companies to co-design innovative business models that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals across energy, nature, food, materials, and urban sectors. The programme provides hands-on support to help companies lead systemic changes that benefit people, planet, and industry.
A US Foundation Impact Fund – Environment
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This grant provides up to $25,000 to nonprofits implementing digital transformation projects that advance environmental protection, energy conservation, renewable energy, nature conservation, and biodiversity. Eligible organizations must be nonprofits pursuing technology-enabled solutions in these environmental sectors.
Energy Transition and Climate Change
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This programme funds research, projects, and initiatives addressing energy transition pathways and climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies tailored to Qatar and other arid regions. It targets organizations and researchers working on sustainable energy solutions and climate resilience in water-scarce environments.
Clean Energy Platform Development
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The funder funds early-stage entrepreneurs and developers building clean energy transition platforms, providing capital, strategic support, and operational capabilities to scale renewable energy assets. The programme targets platforms managing over 1GW of clean energy assets and uses a blended Capital + Culture + Capabilities model.
a US asset manager's Global South Initiative (GSI)
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The funder's Global South Initiative mobilizes catalytic capital to accelerate low-carbon transition investments across the Global South, using an innovative capital structure to reach a broader range of transactions. The fund targets climate tech, clean energy, and carbon removal projects in emerging markets.
A US Asset Manager's Climate Infrastructure Fund
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The funder invests in infrastructure-scale businesses and assets across the clean energy and climate technology sectors, targeting value-add growth and scaling opportunities. The fund is suited for established or maturing climate infrastructure companies and projects seeking growth equity or project financing.
a US private equity climate fund
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The funder deploys private equity capital into innovative climate solutions companies across clean energy, clean molecules, materials, and carbon removal sectors. The fund makes majority control investments, carve-outs, and growth equity bets in companies advancing climate technology.
Illuminating Lives in Myanmar
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This grant funds projects bringing electricity access and improved living conditions to communities in Myanmar, aligned with the funder's 'light' theme. It targets energy access and community development initiatives in a low-income country context.
Global Energy Transformation Fund
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GETF is an investment fund focused on deploying capital into energy transformation and decarbonisation infrastructure projects globally. It targets infrastructure-scale interventions in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and related decarbonisation technologies.
Energy Transition
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The funder invests in growth-stage companies accelerating the energy transition through renewable energy infrastructure deployment and AI-driven industrial applications. The fund targets companies solving energy transition challenges and is open to applicants at the growth stage.
European Climate Tech Fund
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The funder Climate Tech Fund backs ambitious founders building disruptive hardware, software, and AI-native solutions in energy, industrial decarbonization, and systemic resilience. The fund targets seed-stage companies with selective pre-seed and early Series A investments across Europe, particularly DACH, France, UK, and Nordics.
Safa – Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Platform
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Safa is a voluntary carbon offsetting platform enabling carbon credit transactions and clean energy initiatives, launched by Mumtalakat Ventures. The platform targets organizations and individuals seeking to participate in carbon markets and support renewable energy projects.
Energy Transition Infrastructure
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This grant funds long-term capital expenditure in energy transition infrastructure platforms, targeting policy-driven transformation in renewable and clean energy sectors. It combines capital preservation with growth-oriented value creation for organizations building scalable energy infrastructure.
Sustainable Energy in Our Community
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This grant funds awareness-raising and training programmes on sustainable energy and renewable technologies in communities served by Pampa Energía. It targets nonprofits, community groups, and educational organizations working on energy efficiency and renewable energy education.
Core Fund
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SFV Core Fund provides seed to Series B equity investments in infrastructure technology companies focused on energy transition, AI compute, and national security across Europe and North America. The fund backs founders building category-defining solutions at the intersection of urban infrastructure, energy, and industrial technology.
Climate Infrastructure Fund Provides Growth Capital
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The funder provides project finance and corporate equity to real-asset platforms in climate infrastructure sectors including distributed energy, waste-to-value, sustainable transportation, and food & agriculture. The fund targets companies in the 'missing middle' that have demonstrated traction but need growth capital.
Flagship Fund
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EIP Flagship Fund is a growth-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative energy and climate technology companies, with focus on energy storage, grid modernization, cybersecurity, and clean energy. The fund partners with major utilities and corporates to scale technologies that transform the global energy sector.
Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD)
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The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) provides financing for climate adaptation and mitigation projects in developing countries, supporting low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathways. It targets projects across energy, agriculture, and related sectors that advance climate goals in the Global South.
Access to Energy Fund
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The Access to Energy Fund finances energy access and clean energy projects in emerging markets, bringing electricity to underserved populations. It targets organizations implementing renewable and sustainable energy solutions in developing regions.
Carbon-market-linked livelihoods funds
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This grant leverages carbon markets to finance ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, and rural energy projects in developing regions. It targets rural communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America seeking to generate social, environmental, and economic returns through nature-based and clean energy solutions.
Minerals for Transition
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This grant funds projects developing responsible sourcing practices and supply chain solutions for minerals essential to clean energy technologies (lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths, etc.). Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, research institutions, and companies working to improve environmental and social standards in mineral extraction and processing.
A global venture investment programme focused on decarbonization and climate innovation, investing across stages
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The funder Venture is a global venture investment programme that provides equity capital to exceptional founders and companies working on decarbonization and climate innovation across all stages. The fund targets climate-tech startups and scale-ups worldwide with a focus on climate mitigation and clean technology deployment.
a European climate venture capital fund
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EUR 500m venture capital fund investing in climate tech startups across Europe and Israel, with ticket sizes of EUR 2-30m. Focuses on energy transition, digital infrastructure, smart buildings, agri-tech, and sustainable logistics.
Climatetech Programme
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Climatetech Programme supports early-stage entrepreneurs developing disruptive climate solutions across energy, sustainability, and related sectors. The programme is rooted in India's climate accelerator heritage and targets founders building scalable climate tech ventures.
Pre-Seed Climate/Deep Tech Fund
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Pre-seed VC fund investing €250k in climate and deep tech startups across energy, mobility, industry, and resource efficiency sectors. Provides six months of operational support and non-dilutive grant assistance in exchange for minority equity.
Climate Solutions
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The funder funds community-led climate solutions across the Caribbean, East Africa, and the U.S. South as one of its five core pillars. The grant supports organizations working on climate mitigation and adaptation in these regions, with flexible funding amounts and application processes.
Early-Stage Climate Tech VC Fund
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Early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-impact climate tech startups across decarbonization, clean energy, agriculture, and industrial efficiency at seed and early-stage rounds. Targets companies radically transforming industries to address climate change with a thesis that impact and profits align.
A European Climate-Tech Venture Fund
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The funder Fund provides early-stage equity investment (Pre-Seed to Series A) for European green technology companies in climate mitigation, resource efficiency, waste prevention, and biodiversity protection. The fund targets hardware and software startups across agriculture, energy, manufacturing, transport, and water/waste sectors, with rigorous impact vetting via life cycle assessments.
Early-Stage Climate Tech Fund
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The funder is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in deep tech, climate, and frontier technology companies across earth observation, space propulsion, AI infrastructure, sustainable chemicals, and clean energy. The fund targets pre-seed to Series A companies globally, with geographic reach across USA, APAC, and beyond.
A Climate-Focused VC Fund
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The funder I SLP is an equity investment fund that deploys capital into climate-tech startups graduating from the funder's venture builder programmes. The fund targets early-stage climate technology companies with growth potential.
Venture Launchpad
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Venture Launchpad is a pre-seed support programme by the funder designed to fund and resource early-stage climate technology ventures building climate solutions. It targets founders at the earliest stages of venture development with mentorship, funding, and ecosystem access.
Berlin Venture Builder
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The funder's venture builder programme in Berlin supports the formation and scaling of climate-tech startups through hands-on incubation and mentorship. The programme is open to founders building climate solutions and extends the funder's proven model into continental Europe.
Early-Stage Climate and Nature Investment Fund
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The funder's Early-Stage Fund provides equity investment to early-stage companies developing climate and nature solutions, helping impact entrepreneurs scale their businesses faster. The fund targets startups and early-stage ventures with positive environmental outcomes across climate mitigation and biodiversity sectors.
Resilient Communities Fund
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A £1.3m emergency grant programme from the funder supporting community businesses to implement energy resilience and climate adaptation projects in response to cost-of-living and climate crises. Eligible applicants are community-led organisations seeking funding and capacity support for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or climate-resilient initiatives.
State-funded Energy Batch
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This is an energy-focused accelerator batch within the Beamline program offering up to $66,000 to early-stage startups in energy and climate sectors. The program targets companies developing solutions in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate mitigation technologies.